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Member of the Canadian Welding Association (CWA)

Weld Canada site is part of WeldCanada.com, Inc. that was incorporated in 2005.

The main focus of this site is to become a simple and unique solution to the welding industry needs, providing CSA, AWS and ASME welding procedures (WPDS, WPS, PQR, WPQ, WPQR) software; also to improve or educate members' knowledge about Canadian Standards Association (CSA) welding standards and American Welding Society (AWS) and ASME welding codes.

Weld Canada welding services is mainly based on the requirements of CSA Structural Steel Welding Standards, like CSA W47.1, CSA W47.2, CSA W59, CSA W59.2, CSA W48, etc., as well as AWS Structural Steel Welding Codes, like AWS D1.1, AWS D1.2, AWS D1.3, AWS D1.5, AWS D1.6, AWS D9.1, AWS D17.1, ASME, etc.

Weld Canada welding documents are complied with the requirements of either CSA welding standards or with both CSA and AWS welding codes as well as ASME code. Therefore, many of Weld Canada members are whether certified or want to become certified with the Canadian Welding Bureau (CWB Group), under the requirements of CSA W47.1-03, Certification of Companies for Fusion Welding of Steel.

Our members include certified welding fabricators with the CWB Group, AWS, ASME or ISO and non-certified welding companies, as well as welding engineers, welders, welding technicians, welding inspectors, welding supervisors and welding education by students.

To learn more about our welding services, member benefits and answers to your technical questions, please review Frequently Asked Questions from the Main Menu.

A Message from our Founder:

20 years of hands-on services in the industry, including 5 years assisting thousands of fabricators at the welding procedure department of the Canadian Welding Bureau (CWB), I experienced that welding engineers and welding supervisors have to modify their Welding Procedure Data Sheets (WPDS), as well as their Welding Procedure Specifications (WPS) more often, before final procedure approval. They were also asked to do some costly welding tests that could have been avoided, if welding procedure data sheets were submitted properly in the first place.

An unnecessary Procedure Qualification test Records (PQR), means a waste of material, labor and inspection costs, also waiting for welding procedure data sheet approval. Sometimes a company might lose a bid for a project that requires those approved welding document right away.

Here are the most common reasons that Welding Procedure Data Sheets (WPDS) or Welding Procedure Specifications (WPS) were not getting approval, or called up for testing:

- WPDS doesn't comply with the minimum requirements of applicable standard or code

- Lack of knowledge on how to prepare and submit a WPDS and WPS properly, in the first place. Please note that under requirements of CSA standard welding codes, a Welding Procedure Specification for each material groups and welding process must also be associated with WPDS.

- Not selecting proper shielding gas for WPDS in associate with base materials, thicknesses of base materials, welding process or mode of transfer (short circuit, spray, globular), etc.

- Welding parameters are too high or too low for the specific application on WPDS

- Don't know how to take advantage of prequalified welding joints as shown on each welding standard (CSA W59) or welding codes (AWS D1.1, AWS D1.3, AWS D1.6)

Regarding to the last item above, still many welding engineers are not familiar with aspects of all welding codes; for example, many of the welding tests (PQR) for welding of austenitic stainless steel could be avoided, by using and referring of welding procedure data sheets to prequalified joints of AWS D1.6 Code.

Our superior welding software is not only provide a unique and simple solution to prepare any welding procedures (WPDS, WPS, PQR), for any welding process or material in a few minutes, but also we created over 15,000 prequalified Welding Procedure Data Sheets (pWPDS) that are fully Code-checked with CSA welding standard or AWS welding codes, literally.

Here are what makes our welding service superior from providers of “CD welding software”:

- You are only required to have minimal computer knowledge to use this service.

- “CD welding software” doesn't automatically prepare a welding procedure or inform you about right shielding gas, weld parameters, etc.

- Our welding software provides the most features that “CD welding software” could offer, but without license restriction or network license needs for the users. Our online welding service is for unlimited intra company use, available anywhere to members.

- Our welding service is not only provides superior welding software for multiple structural steel welding codes for steel, stainless steel and aluminum welding or 15,000 Code-checked Welding Procedure Data Sheets (pWPDS), but also by joining Weld Canada, you can create your own Web page, WeldCanada.com/YOU , and start grow your business, advertise, talk about yourself, your welding services or products, and collaborate with members in your welding community.

- Our unique database designed by welding code experts.

- Highlights about CSA welding standards and AWS welding codes, and Welding Procedure Specifications (WPS) for each of the major arc welding processes are also hands-on welding document that are prepared, by code experts in downloadable PDF formats.

- We are committed to provide members with continued value-added services.

- Our service fee is very affordable compare with welding software CD!

I was involved in many projects, and very pleased to provide a superior service to the welding industry, especially to Weld Canada members.

We did all the hard work for you, so that you can benefit from this site, headaches free.  

Thanks again for browsing or joining.

We look forward to building a mutual relationship with you.
 
Best Regards,

Your Weld Canada.com Team